{"id":101,"date":"2016-06-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/recovering-from-a-teen-driving-accident\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:28:52","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T16:28:52","slug":"recovering-from-a-teen-driving-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/recovering-from-a-teen-driving-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Recovering from a teen driving accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve been looking at the issue of teens and distracted driving in recent posts, discussing first of all a recent study highlighting the extent of the problem and then some of the state laws seeking to address the problem. As we pointed out last time, laws addressing the issue of distracted driving are intended not only to keep highways safer, but also to serve as a basis for liability when accidents do occur.<\/p>\n<p>Victims of teen driving accidents can and should seek compensation to cover their injuries and losses. The first place to look for this is with insurance. Teens who are covered by their parents\u2019 insurance should be able to recover at least some costs that way. In cases where the teen driver is not covered or is inadequately covered by his or her parent\u2019s insurance, for whatever reason, it may still be possible to pursue compensation from the teen\u2019s parents, or the owner of the vehicle as the case may be, under a theory of owner\u2019s liability or negligent entrustment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Under <a href=\"http:\/\/codes.findlaw.com\/ny\/vehicle-and-traffic-law\/vat-sect-388.html\" target=\"_blank\">New York law<\/a>, vehicle owners can be held liable for deaths and injuries resulting from the negligent use or operation of their vehicle, whether or not they were operating the vehicle at the time of the accident. In order to be liable, the vehicle owner\u2014whether a parent or another individual\u2014must have given permission to the driver to use the vehicle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/recovering-from-a-teen-driving-accident\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Recovering from a teen driving accident\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve been looking at the issue of teens and distracted driving in recent posts, discussing first of all a recent study highlighting the extent of the problem and then some of the state laws seeking to address the problem. As we pointed out last time, laws addressing the issue of distracted driving are intended not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-car-accidents","tag-car-accidents"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Recovering from a teen driving accident &#8212; Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog &#8212; June 8, 2016<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Recovering from a teen driving accident - Car Accidents - DeFrancisco &amp; Falgiatano Law Firm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/recovering-from-a-teen-driving-accident\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Recovering from a teen driving accident &#8212; 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